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Give OQO a hand

A hand is all you need to carry around this PC. At the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference a startup company OQO announced their new "ultra personal computer" which is roughly the same size as many PDAs. Micro-PCs are nothing new, but this new computer packs a bunch of features in a small, lightweight package for about $1,000:

While many startups may have a hard time getting hold in markets, the team at OQO has some pretty impressive credentials. The company was founded by engineers who worked on the Apple's TiBook, and others working on the project came from the likes of NASA JPL, IBM, MIT, Oracle and Transmeta.

Different docking stations will become available to use the PC as a desktop computer, while another will turn it into a laptop computer with a 14" screen. The ultra-portable will be marketed towards corporate types on the go, but I'm sure many will get one just for the coolness factor alone.

Correction: I have been notified a previous statement that IBM will be licensing technology from OQO is incorrect. While having a form factor similar to the OQO product, IBM currently has no plans on making or marketing the MetaPad. Instead, they are using the research to help develop technologies for future products.